Benjamin Gatson Email & Phone Number

Dedicated and detail oriented Industrial Maintenance Supervisor and Industrial Mechanic with in-depth and broad experience in the areas of installation, maintenance and mechanical efficiencies. Skilled at and responsible for keeping the plant and equipment operating in a state that delivered the planned production capacity while delivering the required product quality for the least maintenance cost. Demonstrated and exercised leadership capabilities by strategically assigning maintenance technicians to work on different machinery or equipment based on skills mastery, abilities and preparedness and by allocating labor and expenditures based on fiscal goals and objectives. Recognized for effectively maintaining quality work standards, craftsmanship, education of machinery and equipment, providing proper tools for assignments and verifying all work procedures. Possess a strong dedication and commitment to safety, to training and mentoring others, and for company oriented, decision making. Contact information 903-690-3420 or jgatson456@gmail.com

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  Supervisor Industrial Maintenance

  Cabot Norit Activated Carbon

  Sep 1976 - Oct 2015 - Marshall, Tx

  • Prepared work orders for maintenance technicians to repair, replace and/or preventive maintenance of machinery and/or equipment.• Provided schedule and plan of how each mechanic and machinery should be evaluated, repaired and completed.• Managed projects that resulted in getting maintenance work completed on-time, on budget and safely.• Determined future maintenance tasks by working with technicians to assess and forecast possible projects to ensure manpower and resources readiness and management. • Arranged work orders, supplied parts, scheduled maintenance and provided information to technicians when needed to resolve issues preventing completion assignments.• Communicated with maintenance technicians to guide and ensure safe, quality and accurate work.• Provided an open door policy for all technicians to ask me for problem-solving solutions, opinions and/or evaluate the work they have completed. • Provided SAFETY FIRST education to ensure maintenance technicians, electric contractors and any other maintenance person understood all procedures before beginning assigned work orders or jobs.• Understood ALL decisions made MUST be to benefit the company and the successful outcome of plant operations and/or procedures.• Discussed with appropriate managers during information gathering and research before allocating resources and manpower to service or repair machines or equipment.• Educated and provided equipment and/or tools needs to complete each assignment.• Made sure all applicable safety procedures were followed and implemented on each assignment.• Prepared work orders, requisitions, ordered parts and/or tools for each project.• Tracked and monitored all maintenance activities using ADP systems and JD Edwards’s software.

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  Marshall High School, Marshall, Tx

  Graduated